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More info?)
Hi,
Start/run cmd, then run cacls /? for the command line parameters.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
<viet@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
news:1120744441.469466.77010@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I could not change the permission of "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet
> Security\Norton AntiVirus" by right-click on that folder and select the
> properties. Nothing happen. I expected there is properties windows
> appear.
>
> Do we have another way ? Can we change folder permission by command
> line.
>
> BTW, I installed from CD which I purchased from Costco over July 4.
> After all rebates, it cost me only $5.00. But, I spent more than 20
> hours to troubleshoot this problem. What's a cheap software!
>
> Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Add "read and execute" permissions for that user account to the folder
>> permissions for the installation folder. Symantec should know better,
>> Norton
>> would have.
>>
>> To change permissions, you must be logged on as administrator and have
>> access to the security tab of the folder properties. This is hidden by
>> default. In WinXP Pro, you must disable 'simple file sharing' on the view
>> tab of folder options. In WinXP Home you must restart in Safe mode and
>> logon
>> as administrator (this account is not available in normal mode).
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> <viet@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1120719687.019880.155210@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >I used to run my computer using the restricted user login
>> > (non-administrator). If I used the regular user to login, Norton
>> > Antivirus 2005 (from Norton Internet Security 2005 Spyware edition),
>> > did not load. It attempted to re-install. Also, I got script error.
>> > However, I granted this regular user the administrator right, I had no
>> > problem.
>> >
>> > Contacted Symantec technical support, useless. They asked me to
>> > uninstall Microsoft Security patch. I cannot accept that solution.
>> >
>> > Anyone have suggestion ?
>> > Thanks.
>> > V
>> >
>
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